Timothy Andrew FISCHER AC

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FISCHER, Timothy Andrew

Service Number:	2784385
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR)
Born:	Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia, 3 May 1946
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Xavier College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Soldier, Farmer, Politican
Died:	Myloid Leukemia, Albury-Wodonga, New South Wales, Australia, 21 August 2019, aged 73 years
Cemetery:	Yackandandah Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Catholic Row 31, Grave 17
Memorials:

Vietnam War Service

9 Apr 1968:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 2784385, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR)
9 Apr 1968:	Involvement 2784385
12 May 1968:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), FSB Coral / Balmoral - Vietnam, Wounded

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Biography

From Tim Fischer's biography on Wikipedia

"Timothy Andrew Fischer, AC (3 May 1946 – 22 August 2019) was an Australian politician and diplomat who served as leader of the National Party from 1990 to 1999. He was Deputy Prime Minister in the Howard Government from 1996 to 1999.

Fischer was born in Lockhart, New South Wales. He served with the Australian Army in the Vietnam War. On his return he bought a farming property at Boree Creek. He served in the New South Wales Legislative Assemblyfrom 1971 to 1984. Fischer was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1984 election, representing the Division of Farrer until his retirement in 2001. He replaced Charles Blunt as leader of the National Party in 1990, and in the Howard Government served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. After leaving politics, Fischer served as chairman of Tourism Australia from 2004 to 2007, and was later Ambassador to the Holy See from 2009 to 2012."

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